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Lecturer, East Asian Studies @ShefUniSEAS . Author of Securing China's Northwest Frontier: Identity & Insecurity in Xinjiang @CambridgeUP

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My book, ‘Securing China’s Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in Xinjiang’, is now available from @CambridgeUP @cambUP_History . It analyses how China’s nation-building in #Xinjiang shapes insecurity and ethnic boundaries between Han and #Uyghurs .

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The last time I visited #China , I knew it would be the last time. 5 minutes after sitting down with a #Uyghur friend, she was called by her cadre 'minder' questioning her why she was talking to a foreigner. Like so many, we've never heard from her again.

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Urumchi is not Zhengzhou. I lived there for several years, observing and interviewing around many protests. I want to add some overlooked background to #UrumqiProtest conversation. Many dominant voices on the subject have never been there. 🧵 #Xinjiang #ZeroCovidChina #Uyghurs

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Six essential books to help understand how the current crisis in the region known as #Xinjiang emerged. These overlooked, multidisciplinary works, published before the current crisis, range from history to anthropology to political science. #Uyghurs #Centralasia #China #Islam

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I made the choice not to return as a researcher because it endangers people. Or you can go back but you must construct your research in a way that the Chinese government approves and ignore people like my friend who has disappeared. And write about #China like it never happened.

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My conscience is clear when I criticise the party-state's genocide in #EastTurkistan . I do that from love not hate. It is also not anti-Chinese and people know this very well. Also, Chinese people don't want British democracy but many hate their government for good reason.

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That research access is based on approving or refusing to challenge the deadly lies which the government tells. When I worked in #China , it was clear many people maintain that access despite being racist towards Chinese people. This has nothing to do with respect for China.

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NEW REPORT by @lauratmurphy , @nyrola , and myself uncovers massive networks of forced labour and transfers of Uyghur people managed by the Bingtuan and commanded by the central party-state. An explainer 🧵 #Uyghurs #Xinjiang #China

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Writing about #China without addressing state violence & targeted voices produces knowledge that silences Chinese citizens. It causes harm to them by producing knowledge that invisibilises those people & their lives. It reproduces an image of China constructed by the party-state.

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The night I decided to leave I shared a table with a lonely migrant construction worker who missed his family. He spends his life traveling from city to city far from home living in a portakabin and working crazy hours to build stuff that nobody really needs.

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I reviewed The Xinjiang Papers by @adrianzenz , official document leak from China’s party-state. His argument that targeting of Uyghurs intensified under Xi Jinping’s commands is clearly made, logically sound, and supported with strong evidence. A thread 🧵

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Home - Uyghur Tribunal

UK Tribunal to investigate China’s alleged Genocide and crimes against Humanity against Uyghur, Kazakh and other Turkic Muslim populations.

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Some colleagues thought I was a bit strange for talking to Chinese people from different walks of life. So they didn't want to join and went to a "western restaurant" for the 100th day in a row. One even said "I don't like the Chinese" and he's still there doing research.

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Now external observers with the resources and privilege to act freely celebrate their return to #China to write projects that ignore genocide, crimes against humanity, racism, forced labour, torture for beliefs, etc. These things matter to Chinese citizens who are not privileged.

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In a situation of brutal oppression by a government that believes thought is an act of terrorism, archaic academic contributions do not help anything but the pension status of the author. The fear which the party state governs produces the silence of #chinastudies .

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So if you are returning to #China as a researcher, will the knowledge you produce improve people's lives? Will it shed light on lesser known urgent social issues that we can tackle together? Will it provide crucial new knowledge that shapes our understanding of the world?

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I'm going to flip the table and say that researchers returning to #China may be anti-Chinese. You can only conduct research if you refuse to listen, support, or intellectually analyse those Chinese citizens who challenge the arbitrary state violence that opresses them.

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5. @AbduwelA shares images of real people who died in the fire. This is Qemernisa Abdurahman with her children, all of whom died. Reporting on the subject is intellectually bound to include these images to explain the story and the racist implementation of #ZeroCOVIDpolicy .

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#Chinastudies does not want to talk about this but must. Its silence on arbitrary state violence emanates from the party-state's governance inside #china . But people outside have every right, power, and resource to do whatever they choose about it.

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2. Bypassing experts guarantees ideological framings (“Chinese protest” & “civil society”), ignoring local dynamics where Han protestors often describe themselves as “vanguard” and Uyghurs died in a building fire under ethnically targeting and excessive covid controls.

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NEW RESEARCH REPORT: How widespread and severe is #China 's #TransnationalRepression of the #Uyghur diaspora? Myself and @nyrola investigated by conducting fieldwork on 3 countries and interviewing over 50 people. Our full report is available now. 🧵

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"We know you better than you know yourself": China’s transnational repression of the Uyghur diaspora

By David Tobin & Nyrola Elimä

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END. I hope in coming days that reporters will consult Han in the city, Uyghur diaspora, and experts w/ fieldwork experience in Urumchi itself. It's essential to understand story's context & facts. I'm available and @j_smithfinley @JimMillward @dtbyler have much to contribute.

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6. Uyghurs are sharing multiple, yet-to-be confirmed videos of gunshots in Uyghur populated districts not heard in videos of Han protests. These must be investigated by reporters.

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1. @guardian / @Reuters quoted 1 respected political scientist but who does not research the region. Alternatively, many foreign and Uyghur experts who know the city are available, sharing videos and analysis on the capital city of their homeland.

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Covid lockdown protests break out in western China after deadly fire

Protesters in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, blame restrictions for death toll of 10 in apartment block fire

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15. These racist dynamics in Urumchi are why I would expect party to back down against Han protest and crackdown against Uyghurs. Han have little input into their representation but are officially considered vanguard of China’s settler culture 屯垦文化.

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7. Racist policing by People's Armed Police and SWAT is to be expected in a city that treats violence by Uyghurs as a threat to China and violence by Han as a reasonable symptom in response. #Xinjiang #china #Uyghurs

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A “Struggle of Life or Death”: Han and Uyghur Insecurities on China's North-West Frontier | The...

A “Struggle of Life or Death”: Han and Uyghur Insecurities on China's North-West Frontier - Volume 242

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3. The @BBC did not mention who died or why, overlooking the very story they are reporting on. This is of course an emerging story and I hope more details are offered in coming days.

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China Xinjiang: Ten dead in Urumqi residential block fire

The blaze in Urumqi - under Covid restrictions since August - has caused anger online.

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9. Urumchi is described as a “frontier city” by the party and many Han residents. The Uyghur population see it as colonised.

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Securing China's Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in Xinjiang

In the first study to incorporate majority Han and minority Uyghur perspectives on ethnic relations in Xinjiang following mass violence during July 2009, David Tobin analyses how official policy...

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4. #Uyghurs are sharing videos of fire that may have killed many more than officially announced and images of Uyghur homes bolted shut from the outside. Some like @RayhanAsat have shared official announcements censoring discussion of the subject.

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“如果你感受到痛苦，那么你还活着。如果你感受到他人的痛苦，那么，你才是人。” #乌鲁木齐火灾

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16. There's no evidence that #UrumqiProtest is democracy movement or advocates greater rights for all. It’s a reflex action to be allowed outside in fear they may die. Many viral posts suggest fear not empathy for those who died or why.

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"it was me who jumped off the building. me in the crashed bus. me who left Foxconn on foot. me who froze to death on the street. me without any income for months and couldn't afford a veg pack. me who died in the fire. If none of this was me, then the next will be me".

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8. #UrumqiProtest has been sparked by strict #ZeroCOVIDpolicy lockdowns lasting more than 100 days. But Urumchi needs analysis on its own terms to understand who is allowed to protest in what ways and how the party-state will respond.

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New Uyghur restaurant opening in #Sheffield . It names #Uyghurs homeland as 西域 ("Western regions"), an even older colonial name than 新疆 ( #xinjiang "new frontier"). I'll be curious to test their laghman!

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I reviewed these documents and the solid work of @adrianzenz . The @guardian article below contains an error. The documents were not leaked to Adrian. His report clearly explains they were leaked to the Tribunal who requested that he analyse them.

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Leaked papers link Xinjiang crackdown with China leadership

Secret documents urge population control, mass round-ups and punishment of Uyghurs

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17. There are thoughtful comments on Chinese social media. This thread does not criticise Han protest. It critiques abstract analysis overlooking racist governance & social dynamics. Also, political change can emerge from spiraling self-oriented action.

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This Han Chinese lady exposed some of the CCP's lies & told why fire extinction by the authorities did not start for 2+ hours after the fire started. CCP is committing severe crimes against humanity & the world should do sth about it:

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How does Xi Jinping command policy in #China ? This report analyses the #Xinjiang Papers and new evidence of #Uyghurs mass detention. 🧵

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The “Xinjiang Papers”: How Xi Jinping commands policy in the People’s Republic of China

This report shows how “the Xinjiang papers” reveal the centralised decision-making processes behind mass mobilisation, mass detention, and dispersal of Uyghur and other Turkic-speaking Muslim...

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11. It is long established in the literature that the region's Han population are viewed as a “source of stability” by the party-state. This means handling Han-led protests has historically been an especially uncomfortable affair for the party-state.

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Autonomy in Xinjiang: Han Nationalist Imperatives and Uyghur Discontent

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10. Many Han in the city do not intend to stay permanently, moving there for work in precarious circumstances. This is why we see videos of traffic jams as Han leave the region by car. Everyone must apply for a permit (出疆申报) to be allowed to leave.

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出疆申报截图

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14. Urumchi's Han residents are more accustomed to contact w/ military & police, aware their presence is to monitor Uyghurs. Partly explains why you hear people casually mention “it’s military police”. A tense standoff is fairly relaxed given the stakes.

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突发！凌晨时分，武警集结与民众对峙，民众高举国旗高唱国歌。旁边有民众对警察喊话： “人民警察为人民..你们在镇压人民” “你们是谁的孩子，又是谁的爸爸，你们良心不疼吗？今天死了多少人？”

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13. Using Han population to secure the region against supposed Uyghur threat, while generating anxiety that they may want more autonomy themselves, is not a new dynamic. It shaped street protests during Cultural Revolution and party leadership choices.

Xinjiang and the Production and Construction Corps: A Han Organisation in a Non-Han Region: The...

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18. Teacher Li’s account shares remarkable material. They do not place it in ideological framework or claim authoritative knowledge. They share videos from friends on the ground & ask questions. Many videos show how much leeway Han protestors are given.

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乌鲁木齐某街道干部刚刚劝大家回家称：今晚市政府研究开会，明天中午两点半之前就解封问题给答复如果市政府不解封我个人给你们解封，这个官我他妈不当了！

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12. For example, In September 2009, the People’s Armed Police only intervened with teargas against hundreds of Han protestors at Nanmen (Urumchi city centre) when they began to try to reach the Uyghur district chanting “kill the Uyghurs”.

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Introduction: Does the 2009 Urumchi violence mark a turning point?

To provide background for the four papers on Xinjiang and the Uyghurs in this special issue, this introduction discusses developments in the region since 1991, then outlines the events of June and...

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After much delay, my first book is available on affordable paperback! @CambridgeUP #China #uyghurs #xinjiang #identity #security

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Today I had the pleasure & privilege to attend a Uyghur colleague's PhD defence. I look forward to adding their future publications to the list! Scholars, journalists, & NGOs must do more to consult #Uyghurs with research experience not as insiders but as qualified experts 👇

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Six essential books to help understand how the current crisis in the region known as #Xinjiang emerged. These overlooked, multidisciplinary works, published before the current crisis, range from history to anthropology to political science. #Uyghurs #Centralasia #China #Islam

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Everything in Urumchi changed after July 5th and 7th 2009. #uyghurs #china #urumchimassacre #xinjiang

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Delighted to share good news! I will be starting an exciting new post as Lecturer in East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield @ShefUniSEAS in September. I look forward to continuing my research and teaching in a supportive environment with amazing new colleagues.

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My Dad died of cancer during my time in #Urumchi . He called and I rushed home to be by his side as he left this world. Here he is politely marching against racism, #Glasgow , 1968. On UK Father's Day, my thoughts are with #Uyghurs far from home denied the right to speak to family.

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Mamatjan was separated from his family by #China 's party-state. He remains a loyal & devoted father, husband, journalist, artist, & advocate for his people's right to live freely. I filmed w/ him for documentary about #Uyghur lives & was privileged to hear his stories. Respect 🤝

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Uyghur exhibit, #Xinjiang Museum, 2015. Patriotic Education texts teach “ethnic extinction” (民族消亡) as a “natural process” of “modernisation”, describing human-designed policies as Great Revival's (伟大复兴) inevitability. These processes have now moved from museum to street.

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Xi Jinping's speech in Urumchi confirms that his policies of assimilation ("Sinicisation"), coercive relocation for labour, and "positive propaganda" to counter academic research will continue as planned. #china #uyghurs #xinjiang #eastturkestan

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China’s Xi doubles down on hardline Xinjiang policy

Chinese leader endorses continuation of Xinjiang policies, some of which led to UN criticism and Western sanctions.

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" #Xinjiang " was homeland to millions of humans when an occupying military arrived in 1949. It was not "no man's land". This colonising, racist language is why #China Studies scholars need urgently trained in contemporary theory, non-state-centric history, and empathy. #Uyghurs

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After the Communist victory in 1949, hundreds of thousands of soldiers were sent to no man’s land in Xinjiang to create farms for the state, a strategy to take control over the Muslims dominated region. But there was a problem. There were no women for these men. The solution

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After 3 hearings of evidence, @TribunalUyghur verdict is that the PRC has committed crimes against humanity, torture, & genocide. I presented evidence at each session but the real story is about #Uyghur lives. Why should the world listen? An explainer 🧵

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Home - Uyghur Tribunal

UK Tribunal to investigate China’s alleged Genocide and crimes against Humanity against Uyghur, Kazakh and other Turkic Muslim populations.

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Changing place names into a different language and then transliterating that new name into the original language for decorative purposes is not language preservation. 二道桥 (erdaoqiao) is the Chinese name for a place called دۆڭكۆۋرۈك (Döngköwrük). #Uyghurs #China #Xinjiang

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Real book in the flesh!

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Documentation produced by @shahitbiz is increasingly important to understand that "the camps" were and are only one component of an interlocking, centrally commanded mass arbitrary detention system for targeted ethnic groups. #uyghurs #china #xinjiang

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Adding the Yengisheher County Pre-Trial Detention Center (疏勒县看守所) to our list of documented facilities: This is a recently expanded facility located in the southern outskirts of central Yengisheher. (1/7)

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My friend & colleague, Nur'iman, saw her #Kashgar home demolished by #China 's party-state & family imprisoned without trial. She is a diligent, thoughtful journalist & advocate for her family & people. I was privileged to hear her stories when filming on #Uyghur lives @NurKashgar

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"The underlying problem in how #Xinjiang is governed in #China is the notion that #Uyghurs were barbarians and became human by becoming Chinese in 1949." Have a listen to @ConversationUK podcast with myself, @dtbyler , Anna Hayes, & Cynthia Faye Isley.

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China’s plans for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region’s persecuted Uyghurs – podcast

Plus, what toxic heavy metals are lingering in household dust around the world? Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.

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Writing a conference paper on #Xinjiang camps is bleak beyond words. I hope people will convince me there's a place for this work in #academia and China Studies. So far, I've mainly encountered walls of harmony and a unity of silence and denial. WE are part of the problem.

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Important thread on Xinjiang's hidden in plain sight settler colonialism. Its racialised, sexualised violence commemorated in popular docudrama 八千湘女上天山. My forthcoming book analyses this as example of long-term colonial "nation-building".

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the lesser known gender dimension of the (colonial) migration to Xinjiang in the early years of the PRC. a thread. After the republic was founded, thousands of soldiers were placed in the region for defense & economic production purposes. There was a "problem". There were not

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New article published in Positions: Asia Critique! I argue that #China 's leading thinkers on ethnic policy frame #Uyghur and Turkic identities in #Xinjiang as backward obstacles to domestic unity and global progress.

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Since mass internment camps in #Xinjiang emerged during 2017, English-language discussion of the region has grown enormously. This new interest in a place so familiar and intimate to many of us was welcomed by scholars and diaspora groups...

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My new open access article on #genocide in #Xinjiang with @ERSjournal asks, how does the party-state's "historic mission" to overcome colonialism promote colonialism? #China #Uyghurs #kazakh #decolonise #racism

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My paper on genocidal processes in #Xinjiang is now in print with @ERSjournal . It argues that #genocide emerges from long-term practices of planned cultural annihilation. #China #Uyghurs #kazakh #security #ethnicity

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There has been surprise and awe as protestors in China chant “Xi Jinping, stand down” (习近平下台). Yet from our knowledge of power and resistance in authoritarian states, these demands should be expected to emerge sooner or later. 🧵 #ZeroCovidChina #UrumqiFire #ChinaProtests

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Today we are hosting a workshop on cultural trauma and preservation in the Uyghur diaspora at the University of Sheffield @ShefUniSEAS @AHKExchange . #Uyghurs #xinjiang #china #mentalhealth

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Submitted final manuscript of my 1st book to esteemed publisher, titled "Securing #China 's Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in #Xinjiang ". It's sad when you reach the end and see millions disappeared in internment #camps , knowing some people in the book are in there.

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My new article, ‘Visualising insecurity: the globalisation of China’s racist ‘counter-terror’ education’ has been published in Comparative Education 🧵 #China #education #Uyghurs #visualIR #racism #colonialism #postcolonial #security #counterterrorism

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Visualising insecurity: the globalisation of China’s racist ‘counter-terror’ education

This paper analyses the Chinese party-state’s production of visual racism towards Uyghurs as a discursive foundation for its ethnic policy, as globally reproduced and disseminated by non-state acto...

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I signed this researchers statement on sexual harassment in the #HumanRights space because: Sexual harassment is wrong. Women are needed to document human rights abuses. Addressing these issues will strengthen the research & advocacy on genocide of #Uyghurs in East Turkistan.

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New evidence of mass detention and targeting of #Uyghurs . I'm working with this database. It clinically lists people detained on vague charges, often from every house number on every street. Stunning reporting from @lauriechenwords & @eyluldenizjourn @AFP . #Xinjiang #china

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Laurie Chen

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2 years

A suspected police database of 10,000+ Uyghurs imprisoned on vague charges sheds light on the scale of mass detentions in a single Xinjiang county. Hundreds were detained from each village, in some cases many from the same household. With @eyuldenizjourn

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Coffee in Urümchi, 2009. This was before our friends and colleagues were taken from their homes for being Uyghur. #China #Uyghurs

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What have we learned in 11 years since mass violence between Han, #Uyghurs , and the state in #Xinjiang ?

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David Tobin

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My article was nominated for @ERSjournal Martin Bulmer Prize for outstanding contribution to scholarship on race and ethnicity. #China #Xinjiang #Uyghurs

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Ethnic and Racial Studies

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@westsyduics @DerronWallace @BrandeisU @MCRSociology @BIMIatBerkeley @BTU_CS @nilay_kilinc @phannadr @UrbariaHelsinki @SHTMatSurrey Genocidal processes: social death in #Xinjiang Author: @ReasonablyRagin (David Tobin) @ShefUniSEAS . Read this paper here:

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Urümchi, July 5th & 7th 2009. A pivotal turning point in ethnic relations and in Chinese politics. #Uyghurs #China #Xinjiang

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Guldana is a hugely important scholar who has made a massive impact on my work and the field. Guldana and so many others in her situation deserve our respect, gratitude, and most of all, safety. #xinjiang #diaspora #migration #kazakhs #Uyghurs @ProjectXinjiang

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Winston Szeto (winstonszeto.bsky.social)

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Salimjan directs research on mass internment in Xinjiang, and she fears renewing her expired 🇨🇳 passport could jeopardize her safety. Yet she applied for a 🇨🇦 travel document to no success. Thanks @dtbyler @hoksze for taking part in this story.

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After the 2009 violence between Han, #Uyghurs , and #Xinjiang ’s security organs, #China ’s party-state used region-wide compulsory “ethnic unity education” to "defeat separatism." A key text from those classes is now available. What does it tell us? 🧵

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50 Whys - Xinjiang Documentation Project

‘The 50 Whys: Protecting National Unification, Opposing Ethnic Separatism, Strengthening Ethnic Unity Study Book’ For Original Materials, find here 50个’为什么’ Introduction Following violent clashes...

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China's party-state openly criticises Europe's history of colonialism and genocide. Why is it imitating it's darkest moments in #Xinjiang ?

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China once celebrated its diversity. How has it come to embrace ethnic nationalism? | David Tobin

My friend Aynür’s life tells the story of how Uighurs have been purposefully dehumanised by the party-state, says David Tobin of the University of Manchester

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4 years

"We don't need your flowers, we need equal rights as human beings". #HappyInternationalWomensDay @DilReyhan

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Xi Jinping now calls for "Fenqiao Experience for a new era" across China. My 2022 report on the "Xinjiang Papers" analyses how party chief Chen Quanguo used this narrative to describe the "People's war on terror" in Xinjiang. #China #Xinjiang #Uyghurs

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The “Xinjiang Papers”: How Xi Jinping commands policy in the People’s Republic of China

This report shows how “the Xinjiang papers” reveal the centralised decision-making processes behind mass mobilisation, mass detention, and dispersal of Uyghur and other Turkic-speaking Muslim...

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China Media Project

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1 year

On the front page of today's People's Daily, Xi Jinping calls for a "Fengqiao experience for the new era." This refers to a Mao-era approach to social governance that directed people to root out “reactionaries” at the grassroots. Read our full definition:

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This is very important. Many of us who write about Uyghurs are fiery, outspoken, and politically engaged. But most of our Uyghur colleagues just wanted an ordinary life. #uyghurs #china #Xinjiang #HumanRights

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Rachel Harris

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1 year

Extremely sad to hear this latest confirmation of a life sentence for Rahile Dawut, one of the kindest and most moderate people I’ve had the pleasure of working with

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#China 's party-state policy of #transnationalrepression attempts to break up #Uyghur families and silence dissatisfaction. Thank you to the BBC for its coverage of my research. @BBCNews @BBCNewsAsia @BBCNewsnight @samjudah

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China 'pressuring' Uyghurs abroad to spy - BBC News

China is pressuring Uyghurs living abroad to spy on human rights campaigners by threatening families back home, researchers say. Refugees and activists tell...

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Delighted to say my book is now available on paperback with @CambridgeUP . It builds on years of living in #Xinjiang and uses policy docs, education texts, and interviews from Urumchi to analyse relations between #China 's party-state, Han, and #Uyghurs .

Securing China's Northwest Frontier | East Asian government, politics and policy

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Recorded roundtable discussion on the #transnationalrepression of the Uyghur diaspora 👇 Thank you to @HRF for hosting and to @YalkunUluyol and @RushanAbbas for their deep insights. #China #CCP #Uyghurs

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The Transnational Repression of the Uyghur Diaspora

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has increased its efforts to stifle dissent beyond its borders, discreetly intimidating individuals from various religious,...

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2 years

Obviously I think you should read my book too! It explains how the goals of #China 's ethnic policy shifted from gradual to rapid assimilation, exacerbating insecurity and cycles of violence between Han Chinese, #Uyghurs , and the state in #Xinjiang .

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Securing China's Northwest Frontier

Cambridge Core - Asian Studies - Securing China's Northwest Frontier

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2 years

Proud to see my @ERSjournal article, "Genocidal Processes: Social Death in #Xinjiang " translated into Uyghur for the journal, International Situation and East Turkestan. I'm very happy it resonates with the Uyghur community and grateful for the translator's hard work. #Uyghurs

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"Western regions" (西域) is an imperial, Han-centric name for a place that is called East Turkistan by its peoples. #China #Uyghurs #Xinjiang

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Very pleased to see that my book will be available on affordable paperback format later this year. Thank you @CambridgeUP @CUP_PoliSci #China #Xinjiang #Uyghurs

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4 years

My first book has an official page now! @CambridgeUP @cambUP_History

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5 years

I've written an open letter to @BBCPolitics because its coverage of #Xinjiang , #China over-emphasises that policies of internment are about controlling religion and extremism when they are focused on every facet of minority identities.

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More important work from @UyghurProject . We need this research to provide support for the #Uyghur community fleeing persecution & building new lives. It is also needed to dispel racist myths that issues related to #Uyghurs are all about geopolitics and US- #China competition.

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Uyghur Human Rights Project

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New report ➡️➡️➡️ "UN Refugee Agency Failing to Protect Uyghur Refugees: New UHRP Report" Our new report demonstrates the failures of UNHCR/ @Refugees in protecting Uyghurs at risk.

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It has been nearly a decade since my first Uyghur student changed the entire focus of their writing and decided they must never speak in class about their homeland because their family would be harmed and they would never be supported. #China #Uyghurs #Xinjiang #AcademicFreedom

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Sophie Richardson

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Tho universities in democracies also not covering themselves in glory--often failing to protect #academicfreedom of students/scholars of/from #China from #China govt threats to #freespeech on campuses.

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2 years

It was a privilege to work with co-author @nyrola on this project. I've never known such a hard working researcher, thoughtful advocate, or kind friend. Scholars are fortunate to have her insight. The #Uyghur community is lucky to have her on their side.

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"We know you better than you know yourself": China’s transnational repression of the Uyghur diaspora

By David Tobin & Nyrola Elimä

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5 years

My @chinaquarterly article argues the #CCP 's response to "7-5" violence in #Xinjiang , #China exacerbated #Han and #Uyghur insecurities that "contribute to spirals of violence". @UoMChina

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A “Struggle of Life or Death”: Han and Uyghur Insecurities on China's North-West Frontier | The...

A “Struggle of Life or Death”: Han and Uyghur Insecurities on China's North-West Frontier - Volume 242

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Latest info from @dtbyler on how #China 's internment camp system in #Xinjiang produces consumer goods for global market through forced labour.

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"I keep asking the question why was our family targeted." @NurKashgar @Nursiman11 and @arslan_hidayat have the room in silence as they tell their stories of family separation and family reunion. #Uyghurs #xinjiangpolicefiles #Xinjiang #China #Kashgar

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I was once openly asked by a Professor in China Studies, representing an academic press, if a book on #Uyghurs should be allowed to be published even though it had passed peer review. Academic freedom needs to be restored. #China #ukhe #education

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Sam Dunning

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"The Chinese embassy in London has ‘pressured’ a publisher to redact Taiwan’s official name from a widely-used GCSE Chinese textbook, the Chaser News can reveal. "A reference to “Republic of China” — the island’s formal designation under its

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You should vote today. It doesn't matter if you think it changes nothing. Taking that right away changes everything. #UKElections2024

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It is time for more anthropologists to act to support their arbitrarily detained colleague, Rahile Dawut. Her last email to Prof Grose kindly explains her research focus on culture and plants. #anthropology #ethnography #researchmethods #china #uyghurs #Xinjiang #HumanRights

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Timothy Grose

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One of my last emails from Prof Dawut. Somehow, I will find a way to complete this research. I promise.

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Looking forward to this discussion today with @MuetterIliqud and Hamid Sabi for the Kent Human Rights Law Society. I'll be talking about how long term colonial and genocidal processes shape current policies of mass detention. #Uyghur #UyghurGenocide #China #xinjiang

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Online Roundtable (20th Dec) Hopes and Fears: the Potential for Solidarity between Uyghur and Chinese Diasporas after 'Zero-Covid' Protests Speakers: @MahmutRahima @wuerkaixi @tingguowrites @chenchenzh @KabirQurban WeAreAllChainedWomen Network

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The potential for solidarity in the Uyghur and Chinese diasporas

Public Roundtable discussion: Hopes and Fears: the potential for solidarity in the Uyghur and Chinese diasporas after ‘Zero-Covid’ protests.

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2 years

Shame on @guardian . The region was never "restive", it is a place populated by people who get angry and happy like everywhere else. And it is not no longer restive because of mass detention camps and family separation. #uyghurs #xinjiang #china

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China’s Xi Jinping makes rare visit to Xinjiang

President shown surrounded by smiling and clapping Uyghur residents on first visit in eight years

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1 year

Our good colleague Rahile Dawut has been sentenced to life in prison by an intermediate regional court for "splittism". She was tried for being a Uyghur anthropologist & framed as national security threat in substandard procedure far from Beijing #china #uyghurs #Xinjiang

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Joshua L. Freeman

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My friend and colleague Rahile Dawut, an eminent anthropologist and a lovely human being, has been sentenced to life in prison. The Chinese government says Rahile is guilty of "splittism." The truth, though, is that her only crime was being born a #Uyghur

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In case you missed it, here's a discount flyer for my book with @CambridgeUP , 'Securing #China 's Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in #Xinjiang '.

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